Kid Camp vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Kid Camp
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Camp as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 6.4 and 1.911 for Kid Camp. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kid Camp and Kelly Downs

Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.911
1.911
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
39.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Kid Camp and Kelly Downs

Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kid Camp and Kelly Downs

Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-39.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kid Camp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kid Camp
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0